Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 34 km W of Anderson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 34 km W of Anderson, Alaska on Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 10:07 AM AKDT (18:07 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 44 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-18 18:07:14 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.305° N, 149.884° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.923 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.813 km SE of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.524 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.426 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.244 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.537 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.563 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 134 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.962 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.017 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.550 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.959 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.736 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.554 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.913 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 114 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.517 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.039 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.336 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.18 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.639 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.049 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.654 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.518 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.545 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.815 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 113 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.534 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.931 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 149 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.564 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.019 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 124 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.719 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.014 km NW of Ferry, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 139 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.79 km WNW of Healy, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.848 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.826 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.857 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.822 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.670 km NE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.516 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.617 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 116 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.741 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.818 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.523 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.938 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 3.011 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.515 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.250 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.513 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.950 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.524 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.918 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.118 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.96 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.87 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.637 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 120 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.848 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.512 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 100 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.73 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 110 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.113 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.150 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.837 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.831 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.550 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.624 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.729 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.458 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.937 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 118 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.821 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 120 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.93 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 120 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.956 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.863 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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